1. The biggest pizza ever made was
baked in Norwood, South Africa in 1990.
It was a massive 100 feet across.
baked in Norwood, South Africa in 1990.
It was a massive 100 feet across.
2. The word pizza was originally spelled
as “pitsa”. Americans eat billions of
slices of pizza every year; in fact the
annual per capita pizza consumption is
23 pounds!
as “pitsa”. Americans eat billions of
slices of pizza every year; in fact the
annual per capita pizza consumption is
23 pounds!
3. Saturday night is traditionally the
biggest night of the week for eating pizza.
biggest night of the week for eating pizza.
4. America’s favorite pizza topping is pepperoni.
5. America’s least favorite pizza topping
is anchovies.
is anchovies.
6. Americans eat 90 to 100 acres of pizza per day.
7. During TV news broadcasts, most
pizza is ordered during the weather forecast,
and the delivery folks report that women,
perhaps not surprisingly, are better tippers!
pizza is ordered during the weather forecast,
and the delivery folks report that women,
perhaps not surprisingly, are better tippers!
8. Post Columbus tomatoes were brought back to Europe from the New World in the 16th century. Originally they
were thought by many to be poisonous, but later became accepted and added to pizza and bread in Italy.
were thought by many to be poisonous, but later became accepted and added to pizza and bread in Italy.
9. In 1889 Raffaele Esposito, the most famous pizza chef created a pizza pie for Queen Margherita – tomato,
basil and cheese, to resemble the Italian flag, which remains the basis for American pizza and many
pizzerias serve it as a Margarita pizza.
basil and cheese, to resemble the Italian flag, which remains the basis for American pizza and many
pizzerias serve it as a Margarita pizza.
10. In 1905 the 1st American Pizzeria opened in New York City at 53 1/2 Spring St.
11. In 1945, soldiers returning from WWII brought with them a taste for certain foods, and as their rations were
dull when fighting in Italy pizza was at the top of their list.
dull when fighting in Italy pizza was at the top of their list.
12. Outside of Italy, Argentina may well be the second best place for Italian food, especially pizza. Over sixty
per cent of Buenos Aires’ residents are of Italian descent, which is evidenced by the massive number of
pizzerias lining the city’s beautiful streets. But America may be a close second or third also.
per cent of Buenos Aires’ residents are of Italian descent, which is evidenced by the massive number of
pizzerias lining the city’s beautiful streets. But America may be a close second or third also.
13. The people of America eat around 350 slices of pizza each second, or 90 to 100 acres per day. Each year,
the pizza market is a $30 billion industry.
the pizza market is a $30 billion industry.
14. In the U.S. alone there are about 61,269 pizza parlours.
15. Everyone in the United States eats about 23 lbs., or 46 slices, every year. That’s a lot of pizza!
16. Each year in the United States, over 3 billion pizzas are sold.
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